Monday: Tim Pat Coogan at Books and Books

Monday: Tim Pat Coogan at Books and Books

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"I do feel for the people. They aren't just statistics," Irish author Tim Pat Coogan told the Sun Sentinel last week, speaking on the victims of the infamous 19th century potato famine. "It's a most significant exercise in extreme brutality, and the mission of a historian is not to propagandize...

"I do feel for the people. They aren't just statistics," Irish author Tim Pat Coogan told the Sun Sentinel last week, speaking on the victims of the infamous 19th century potato famine. "It's a most significant exercise in extreme brutality, and the mission of a historian is not to propagandize... (Marie Smith/Courtesy)

"I do feel for the people. They aren't just statistics," Irish author Tim Pat Coogan told the Sun Sentinel last week, speaking on the victims of the infamous 19th century potato famine. "It's a most significant exercise in extreme brutality, and the mission of a historian is not to propagandize...